Cognizant Worldwide — 856 certified H-1B filings (FY2019–FY2026)
- 18
- Filings · FY2025
- $119k
- Median base · FY2025
- Senior Manager
- Top role · 305 all-time
- TX
- Top state · 97 all-time
Cognizant Worldwide filed 18 certified H-1B LCAs in FY2025 (up 125% from the year before), with a median base salary of $119k and the middle 50% of offers between $116k and $142k. That is 8% below the market median for the same job titles. Across all years it has 856 certified filings since FY2019, most often for Senior Manager in Texas.
How much does Cognizant Worldwide pay H-1B workers?
Certified base salary by fiscal year: each box is the p25–p75 range, the heavy line the median, the whiskers reach p10–p90. $119k median in FY2025. Base pay only — hover a year for its figures.
How has Cognizant Worldwide's H-1B hiring changed by year?
256 certified filings in FY2019 → 3 in FY2026. The change column is each year against the one before.
| Fiscal year | Filings | vs prior FY | Median base |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3 | −83% | $141k |
| FY2025 | 18 | +125% | $119k |
| FY2024 | 8 | +33% | $99k |
| FY2023 | 6 | −85% | $106k |
| FY2022 | 41 | +116% | $103k |
| FY2021 | 19 | −96% | $115k |
| FY2020 | 505 | +97% | $106k |
| FY2019 | 256 | — | $111k |
Which wage levels does Cognizant Worldwide file?
DOL prevailing-wage levels I–IV approximate experience tiers (I = entry, IV = fully competent). 91% of Cognizant Worldwide's filings sit at Level III–IV. A heavy I–II skew reads as entry-level or contractor-style hiring; a heavy IV skew as senior in-house roles — and higher levels earn more lottery entries.
Share of 856 filings with a wage level · all years
- Level I0.5%4
- Level II8.6%74
- Level III22.5%193
- Level IV68.3%585
What jobs does Cognizant Worldwide sponsor for H-1B?
The most-filed job titles across all years (DOL titles, employer pay-grade codes stripped), with base-salary percentiles. Open a title for Cognizant Worldwide's pay on that role by year, wage level and worksite.
| Job title | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Manager | 305 | $115k |
| Associate Director | 230 | $111k |
| Manager | 187 | $96k |
| Senior Systems Analyst | 46 | $78k |
| Director | 37 | $109k |
| System Analyst | 17 | $76k |
| Senior Associate | 12 | $72k |
| Ad | 5 | $132k |
| Mgr. | 4 | $99k |
| Sr Mgr | 4 | $116k |
Where does Cognizant Worldwide hire H-1B workers?
Worksite states on the certified filings, all years. Deeper pink = more filings; hover a state for its figures.
| State | Filings | Median base |
|---|---|---|
| TX | 97 | $103k |
| NJ | 92 | $124k |
| IL | 82 | $114k |
| NC | 67 | $109k |
| MN | 56 | $98k |
| CA | 51 | $129k |
| VA | 46 | $112k |
| GA | 44 | $106k |
| AZ | 42 | $98k |
| CT | 39 | $124k |
What has Cognizant Worldwide filed recently?
The 50 most recent of 856 certified LCAs: job title, worksite, prevailing-wage level and the offered base salary.
| FY | Job title | Base salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ad | $140,795 |
| 2026 | Ad | $140,795 |
| 2026 | Ad | $132,434 |
| 2025 | Manager | $118,456 |
| 2025 | Manager | $118,456 |
| 2025 | Manager | $118,851 |
| 2025 | Manager | $118,851 |
| 2025 | Manager | $109,886 |
| 2025 | Manager | $109,886 |
| 2025 | Mgr. | $99,424 |
| 2025 | Mgr. | $99,424 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $141,898 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $141,898 |
| 2025 | Sr Mgr | $126,131 |
| 2025 | Sr Mgr | $126,131 |
| 2025 | Sr Mgr | $115,898 |
| 2025 | Sr Mgr | $115,898 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $138,570 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $179,982 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $165,568 |
| 2025 | Senior Manager | $173,763 |
| 2024 | Associate Director | $179,982 |
| 2024 | Associate Director | $179,982 |
| 2024 | Mgr. | $99,424 |
| 2024 | Mgr. | $99,424 |
| 2024 | Senior Manager | $165,173 |
| 2024 | Manager | $98,259 |
| 2024 | Manager | $93,517 |
| 2024 | Manager | $93,517 |
| 2023 | Sr. Mgr. | $106,122 |
| 2023 | Sr. Mgr. | $128,960 |
| 2023 | Sr. Mgr. | $101,296 |
| 2023 | Manager | $99,466 |
| 2023 | Associate Director | $120,702 |
| 2023 | Associate Director | $120,702 |
| 2022 | Ad | $115,419 |
| 2022 | Ad | $115,419 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager | $130,998 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager | $130,998 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager | $130,998 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager | $130,998 |
| 2022 | Manager | $95,555 |
| 2022 | Manager | $105,040 |
| 2022 | Senior Associate | $76,856 |
| 2022 | Senior Associate | $76,856 |
| 2022 | Senior Systems Analyst | $92,560 |
| 2022 | Manager | $103,126 |
| 2022 | Senior Associate | $67,995 |
| 2022 | Manager | $85,155 |
| 2022 | Senior Manager | $120,952 |
Common questions about Cognizant Worldwide's H-1B filings
- How much does Cognizant Worldwide pay H-1B workers?
- Cognizant Worldwide's median certified H-1B base salary is $119k (FY2025), from 18 filings. See the full salary distribution and percentiles above.
- How many H-1B workers does Cognizant Worldwide sponsor?
- Cognizant Worldwide has 856 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications on record (FY2019–FY2026).
- What jobs does Cognizant Worldwide sponsor for H-1B?
- Cognizant Worldwide's most-sponsored H-1B roles include Senior Manager, Associate Director, Manager, Senior Systems Analyst.
- Where does Cognizant Worldwide hire H-1B workers?
- Cognizant Worldwide's top H-1B worksite states are TX, NJ, IL, NC.
- Does a certified LCA mean an H-1B visa was approved?
- No. A Labor Condition Application (LCA) is the Department of Labor attestation an employer must have certified before filing an H-1B petition with USCIS. It records the job, worksite and offered wage, but not whether the petition was filed, selected in the lottery, or approved. Filing counts measure intent to sponsor, not headcount.
- What salary do these figures show?
- The base annual wage offered on the certified LCA, converted to a yearly amount. Bonus, equity, overtime and benefits are not included, so total compensation is typically higher. Figures are medians and percentiles over certified filings; wages above $5,000,000 a year are excluded as data-entry errors.
- What do prevailing-wage levels I–IV mean?
- The Department of Labor assigns each LCA an OES wage level from I (entry) to IV (fully competent) for the occupation and area. Under the FY2027 wage-weighted H-1B lottery rule, a higher level earns more selection entries, so an employer's level mix is a proxy for how senior its sponsored roles are.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosure data through June 2026 (FY2019–FY2026). An LCA is not an approved visa; pay figures are base salary and exclude bonus and equity. Methodology →